LSA Global

JANUARY 10, 2018

Do You Know What Stops Sales Managers from Coaching? If you are responsible for the performance of your sales team, you must first identify what stops sales managers from coaching so you can systematically remove the big obstacles to their acting as effective coaches. Why Sales Coaching Matters.

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The Sales Manager Training Workshop results were: 98% job relevance 98.4% net promoter score This global and growing Integrated Technology Company wanted a customized sales management training program to meet the unique needs of their marketplace. The Sales Manager Training Workshop results were: 98% job relevance 98.4%

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LSA Global

MARCH 18, 2022

Want a Proven Way to Increase Revenue and Margin? Savvy sales managers and leaders invest heavily in growing current strategic accounts. You will know you are on the right path when everyone agrees that your sales culture is helping, and not hurting, the team’s ability to meet sales targets.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Top 10 Key Sales Management Skills: Mastering the Art of Sales Leadership Sales leaders must routinely navigate high stakes internal and external relationships while meeting ever-increasing revenue targets and demands from their sales team. They coach their sales team through barriers and roadblocks.

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Vantage Circle

AUGUST 21, 2022

Be there when their performance is reviewed by their sales manager. This will help you further understand the sales responsibilities and inspire the team members to deliver peak performance. Tip 2: Encourage the Management to Invest in Sales Tech Stack. The sales team is the most vital asset for any organization.

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AIHR

JULY 6, 2023

Let’s take a look at how skills and responsibilities support each other within two very specific job roles—a software developer and a sales manager. Example 2: Sales manager skills and responsibilities Responsibilities might include achieving sales targets, building client relationships, and reporting on sales activities.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 19, 2014

"Most companies do not know that the old “selling” game is now obsolete," says Chief Revenue Strategist Michael Combest of The Third Door. Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Leadership Sales Sales Management' The younger minded Jobs brought it back to life.

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LSA Global

JUNE 17, 2024

Before you invest in the sales skills to boost performance, make sure that you remove any cultural barriers related to the way people think, behave, and work that could impede sales performance. Is everyone on the same page about the ways of working and thinking required to meet sales targets?

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Alison Green

JULY 22, 2024

Despite my qualifications and proven track record of generating significant revenues for the company, I did not apply for the director position due to my aversion to male-dominated hierarchies. I have been at the company longer and hold a senior sales manager title, he was hired at entry-level manager position, and I trained him.

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15Five

MARCH 16, 2017

Whether sales are stagnant or growing, many leaders of sales teams face the same challenges – they need to understand why their methodologies worked or didn’t work, so that insights and learnings can be shared throughout. Common Sales Challenges. And all this translates to longer tenure at the company for top employees.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2020

A successful sales force transformation can mean increased revenue, increased sales productivity, and reduced cost of sales. But, up to seventy-five percent of attempted transformations fail, according to the authors of the book, 7 Steps To Sales Transformation - Driving Sustainable Change In Your Organization.

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LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Top Sales Leaders Drive Growth If you find a sales leader who Is not up to the challenge of accelerating revenue growth, you have not found a high performing sales leader. But you need more from a sales leader than simply a desire to grow the top line.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

A successful sales force transformation can mean increased revenue, increased sales productivity, and reduced cost of sales. But, up to seventy-five percent of attempted transformations fail, according to the authors of the new book, 7 Steps To Sales Transformation - Driving Sustainable Change In Your Organization.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 28, 2021

A successful sales force transformation can mean increased revenue, increased sales productivity, and reduced cost of sales. But, up to seventy-five percent of attempted transformations fail, according to the authors of the book, 7 Steps To Sales Transformation - Driving Sustainable Change In Your Organization.

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Walk Me

JULY 19, 2022

Companies depend on the success of salespeople, which is why the public often views sales departments as one of the highest-stress environments within a company. When change leaders throw the uncertainty and discomfort of a drastic transformation strategy into this mix, it can seem like a sadistic act upon sales employees’ heads.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2015

Research conducted by Vantage Point Performance and the Sales Management Association revealed that 44% of executives think their organization is ineffective at managing theirs. The survey included 62 B2B companies, 39% of which have revenue greater than $1 billion and 37% of which have revenue greater than $250 million.)

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Peter Winick

MARCH 16, 2023

Hey, here’s a resource On how his eyes, maybe as a sales manager or real estate sales manager can teach others in the organization how to do this. Revenue is going to be saying, whatever. And here’s a video on how to do this and do the cards and do the nametags and all this other sort of stuff.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Most studies peg average sales attrition between twenty-five and thirty percent split fairly evenly between voluntary and involuntary attrition. The Costs of High Sales Attrition. It is difficult for sales reps to stay motivated and engaged when a deal falls through or a tanking economy undermines their success.

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Zenefits

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In addition to salary and commissions, individual and sales team incentives may be offered as part of the total sales compensation plan. Sales reps can be enticed to open new accounts, manage a certain size book of business, or increase their sales volume. They may also be referred to as longevity bonuses.

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LSA Global

MARCH 16, 2023

According to research by the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business, almost 70% of salespeople who exceeded their yearly quota graded their sales leader as excellent or above average. So, what is it that top sales leaders do better? Is your sales strategy good enough ?

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LSA Global

JULY 15, 2024

Sales leaders know that an underperforming sales force misses opportunities, loses deals, and negatively impacts customer loyalty. The good news is that when a sales force puts the customer first , adds meaningful value, and builds trusted advisor relationships , they grow revenues, margins, deal sizes, and relationships.

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Chief Executive

AUGUST 8, 2022

The reason for this seeming paradox is that some revenues are very costly to serve, while other revenues are ample to support higher costs. In our experience accelerating the profitability of tens of billions of dollars of client revenues, we have found that gross margin does not predict net profits.

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LSA Global

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Track Sales Rep Engagement and Turnover. Any good sales manager will keep track of sales team engagement and attrition. Of course, the worst people to lose are the “A” sales players you and your customers count on most. Challenging and possible sales targets can help to raise revenue. The Bottom Line.

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LSA Global

JUNE 25, 2021

The key is to identify sales goals that matter to you, your boss, and your sales team that are also achievable with reasonable but sustained effort. Goal Setting Let’s assume that overall sales goals are set by your sales manager. List the personal tangible and intangible benefits to you of reaching that goal.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 25, 2017

A successful sales force transformation can mean increased revenue, increased sales productivity, and reduced cost of sales. But, up to seventy-five percent of attempted transformations fail, according to the authors of the book, 7 Steps To Sales Transformation - Driving Sustainable Change In Your Organization.

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LSA Global

MARCH 14, 2019

Our training measurement found that the Coached Group created 2x more new revenue over the same time period as the Control Group. Are your sales managers coaching their direct reports to help meet revenue targets? It could double your revenue. 72% Difference. How do those being coached feel?

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LSA Global

MARCH 17, 2025

Leverage CRM tools to track engagement and prioritize follow-ups Perfect the Sales Pitch and Personalization Generic sales presentations do not set you apart from the competition especially with selling to executives. We know from project postmortem data that high-performing sales reps: Plan daily activities around high-value tasks.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 6, 2022

For example, one recent client had the abstract cultural goal of increasing sales team collaboration to win bigger deals faster while playing to people’s strengths.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 19, 2021

Less than 20% of sales leaders rate their current sales training programs as highly effective. That is not the ROI sales leaders, sales reps, or sales trainers should expect or accept. Sales training should directly improve sales performance (e.g., revenue, margin, win-rate, cycle time, etc.)

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LSA Global

JULY 16, 2021

This ensures that sales managers help reps to smartly maintain accounts with high levels of performance and potential and more aggressively go after accounts with strong potential. Clarifying sales territories and forecasting their anticipated revenue give your sales reps meaningful and attainable sales targets to achieve.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 21, 2022

In general, the roles represent two different, and often related, approaches to selling with each having an important part to play in sales growth. The roles differ mainly in how they go about generating revenue. What Makes a Good B2B Sales Hunter? Always follow through on client requests. What Works Best for You?

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

But even as I observe their individual differences, I have recognized patterns of behavior, which have allowed me to catalog their styles of sales management. I have found that seven management styles are most prevalent: mentor, expressive, sergeant, Teflon, micromanager, overconfident and amateur.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 28, 2019

Sales training reinforcement. While most organizations invest in business sales training with good intentions to improve sales skills, grow profitable revenue, and improve customer loyalty, most are wasting their time and money. Train their sales managers in how to effectively manage and coach their reps.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 20, 2019

High growth sales forces obsess about understanding and shaping the future. This means not only providing the kind of consultative sales training that closes critical sales skill gaps but also keeps you ahead of the pack. The post How to Unlock High Sales Growth for Your Company appeared first on LSA Global.

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LSA Global

MARCH 11, 2024

Examples of desired Level 4 outcomes from training include: — Increased sales revenue, margin, win rate, portfolio mix, deal size, and cycle time. That allowed the client to target the sales processes and solution selling skills that had the greatest impact to their specific situation.

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LSA Global

OCTOBER 11, 2018

The key to hitting the ground running as you start a new sales territory is to make sure that you are crystal clear in three sales strategy areas: 1. Be crystal clear about what defines high performance for your sales territory in terms of revenue, margin, win rate and portfolio mix. Territory Success Metrics.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Every salesperson knows the quality of their sales manager will have a profound impact on their own success. Sixty-nine percent of salespeople who exceeded their annual quota rated their sales manager as being excellent or above average. The best sales leaders are target and deadline driven.

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